2005:1143 - CASTLE STREET, KILLEGLAND, ASHBOURNE, Meath

NMI Burial Excavation Records

County: Meath Site name: CASTLE STREET, KILLEGLAND, ASHBOURNE

Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 05E1386

Author: John Kavanagh, National Archaeological Services Ltd, Ard Solas, Lackan, Blessington, Co. Wicklow.

Site type: Prehistoric to post-medieval

Period/Dating:

ITM: E 706316m, N 751900m

Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.506338, -6.397271

An excavation was begun in the final week of December along the Broadmeadow River to the west of Ashbourne town. Meath County Council wish to upgrade the local road system to facilitate new developments. To date nothing of any archaeological significance has been found.